food IS a theme park
Father’s Day is TOMORROW and Disney World has a plethora of limited-time cupcakes to celebrate the special occasion! We’ve rounded up a few of our favorite Father’s Day Cupcakes you can find around property.
Port Orleans Resort Father’s Day Cupcake
At Port Orleans Resort – Riverside and French Quarter, you’ll find a decadent Chocolate Stout Cupcake!
At Disney’s All Star Sports, All Star Music, and All Star Movie Resorts you’ll find larger than life basketballs, cowboy boots, and dalmatians PLUS some awesome food courts offering up creative and fun eats. Our visit to these three resorts had us finding all sorts of new things along with a celebration of everyone’s favorite race car!
Herbie Cupcake at All-Star Movies Resort
We’ll start out at All Star Movies with this cupcake honoring Herbie’s 50th!
The All Star Resort Food Courts can make you feel like a movie star, singing sensation, sports champ, or now a princess with a new cupcake fit for, well, a princess! See all the updates from these three resorts!
Princess Aurora Cupcake
The All Star Music Resort is home to this special Princess Aurora Cupcake for the month of February — read our review of this limited-time cupcake and see if this is fit for Sleeping Beauty or not!
Welcome to Disney World’s All Star Resorts! We’re visiting all three of these super fun and lively Value Resorts to see what’s new: All Star Sports, All Star Music, and All Star Movies!
Cheshire Cat Cupcake at All Star Music Resort
And we’re starting off with a couple of offerings you’ll find at… well, ALL of the All Stars!
Keep your eyes peeled at the All Star merchandise shops for the All Star Ornament to remember your All Star stay while trimming the tree! [Read more…]
This week we were in search of seasonal treats and menu updates in the Art of Animation, Pop Century, All Star Music, All Star Sports, and All Star Movies resorts. Time to take a look at some spooky and seasonal updates and eats!
Everything Pop Shopping and Dining
We were so excited to find some of these fall-themed baked goods that we already wrote a post dedicated to them! They look super fun, but they actually taste pretty good, too!
While we were checking out the new 2018 Happy Halloween Refillable Resort Mugs at Disney’s Pop Century Resort, we took a little trip around several Value Resort Food Courts to check out what’s popping up in the bakery cases these days. And, as it turns out, along with the seasonal refillable mugs now available, there are plenty of snacks in festive autumn themes and flavors hitting the scene, too!
White Chocolate Mousse Chocolate Cake
Halloween and autumn treats can be found at all three All Star Resort Food Courts: All Star Sports End Zone Food Court, All Star Music Intermission Food Court, and All Star Movies World Premiere Food Court.
Our first stop was All Star Sports End Zone Food Court where we found the Cookies N’ Cream Spider Web Cupcake. [Read more…]
Hello from the Monorail Resorts! Nothing makes us happier than boarding the Monorail on our way to the Magic Kingdom!
This time we stopped at each resort along the way and collected a bunch of updates for you! [Read more…]
Confession time: I love spooning up some raw cookie dough and eating it as is. Straight up.
Cookie Dough
And I KNOW I’m not the only one out there. The Cookie Dough Craze started ages ago — most likely in the privacy of people’s own kitchens long before it became an actual, bona fide thing with the glorious introduction of Cookie Dough Ice Cream into the world so many years ago.
Well, guess what? You can still take care of your cookie dough cravings even while you’re in Disney World, far away from your own refrigerator. Wanna know where? Here’s a (PRETTY BIG) hint… [Read more…]
The DFB is back with another fun What’s New at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom and Animal Kingdom-Area Resorts!
This Funfetti Donut Cake Pop at Creature Comforts is super fun! And since it’s shaped like a donut, that makes this cake pop breakfast-approved, right? You can find these at all the Starbucks in Disney World for a limited time.
Funfetti Donut Cake Pop at Creature Comforts
TODAY’S THE DAY! Walt Disney World’s Free Dining Offer is officially coming back and will be offered to guests for select dates in August, September, November, and December 2018 (NOTE: There are no October dates this year, but if your check-in date is in late September, you can obviously take your stay into October).
Free Dining is being offered to guests ARRIVING during the dates listed below.
August 20* – September 29, 2018
November 24 – November 27, 2018
December 7 – December 23, 2018
UPDATE: The booking window — which originally closed on July 7th — has been extended to August 1, 2018!
*Canada Residents may book now for travel dates beginning August 2, 2018, and Disney Visa Cardholders may book now for travel dates beginning August 2, 2018.
(See below for participating resorts. Please note that the offer excludes several resorts this year, including campsites, 3-bedroom villas, and Disney’s Art of Animation Resort – Little Mermaid Standard Rooms.)
If you stay at a participting Value or Moderate Resort, you’ll receive the Quick Service Dining plan for FREE. (Note that you can upgrade to the standard or deluxe dining plans by paying the difference in cost per night.)
Participating Value Resorts include:
Participating Moderate Resorts include:
If you reserve a participating Deluxe or Deluxe Villa Resort, you will receive the standard Dining plan for FREE. (You can upgrade to the deluxe dining plan by paying the difference in cost per night.)
Participating Deluxe Resorts include:
Participating Deluxe Villas include:
You must book a minimum stay of 4 nights/maximum stay of 14 nights at a participating Disney-owned resort. You also need to purchase AT LEAST a 4-day Magic Your Way Disney World ticket with a Park Hopper AND/OR the Park Hopper Plus Option.
Since Disney World’s Free Dining offer generally can’t be combined with other discounts, it’s often difficult to determine how to save the MOST money: with a Disney World hotel room discount or with the free dining offer.
We break down and compare the costs and options for several Disney World discounts, including the Free Dining offer, in our fully updated DFB Guide to Walt Disney World® Dining 2018 e-Book to help you save the most money possible.
With over 650 pages of great Disney World dining advice, full color photos, and details, this book is a great deal.
The agents at Small World Vacations are ready to help you save time, headaches and best of all, money. They compare available discounts to find the best deal for you. This is why they are the preferred travel agent of the Disney Food Blog.
Book a new 2018 Walt Disney World® vacation valued at $3600 or more and get one FREE Mickey Themed insulated cooler filled with yummy treats and surprises delivered to your onsite Walt Disney World resort room. (Items may vary.)
This offer is good for check-ins August 2 through December 31, 2018. Offer must be booked with Small World Vacations April 24 through May 1, 2018. Restrictions apply. Substitutions may be necessary. Personalization not available.
Enter code DFBFD18 to qualify when you request a price quote from Small World Vacations*.
If you already booked your 2018 Walt Disney World vacation directly with Disney within the last 30 days and it’s valued at $3600 or more (without airfare and not yet paid in full) for an arrival between August 2 – December 31, 2018, it’s not too late to get the Mickey Themed Insulated Cooler with goodies! Transferred reservations qualify! Offer expires May 1, 2018. Restrictions apply. For details email Small World Vacations at guestrelations@ smallworldvacations.com and mention DFB code DFBFD18.
If you are ready to begin planning a trip, simply fill out Small World Vacations’ no obligation quote form! Small World Vacations is happy to share over 20 years of Disney expertise and firsthand experience with MyDisneyExperience, dining reservations and FastPass+ so you can sit back, relax and get ready to enjoy your vacation.
* In-room gift courtesy of Small World Vacations. Comparable approximate value at Disney Florist is $59.95. While supplies last. One tote per qualifying new 2018 Walt Disney World vacation reservation valued at $3600 or more for check-in August 2 – December 31, 2018. No cash value and void if cancelled. Non-transferable. Substitutions may be necessary. Offer valid on bookings made April 24 – May 1, 2018 for travel dates August 2-December 31, 2018.
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